The Madrid avoids in Champions to the "coconuts" that touch to the Barça

After the last draw of eighth of final of UEFA Champions League 2016-17 matched to Real Madrid and Naples and to FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, went back to show the remarkable differences of "luck" between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in the draws of the last years, especially regarding eliminatory direct and with the group chaired by Florentino Pérez the majority of times benefited.

And it is that, if the Barcelona has to delete in the majority of occasions to big European powers to progress in Champions, to the Real Madrid the rounds of eighth, fourth and -why no- also semifinals of the tournament are being him lately easier of the expected.

In quarter-finals of the past edition, the Real Madrid confronted to the Wolfsburgo when they could touch him rivals like FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City or Athletic. But no. It had to go out writing in the paper, after Zambrotta unscrewed the "bolita", the modest Wolfsburgo, one of the two "cenicientas" of 1/4 of final together with the Benfica.

Then, the "luck" of the Real Madrid caused that from "FCBN" wanted to throw a look backwards in the time to compare to the opponents of the Real Madrid in Champions League along the last seasons, always saving the maximum respect to all they.

The Real Madrid, benefited in the draws

If the Real Madrid accessed the past course to fourth deleting previously to the Rome, does two campaigns (2014-15) measured in eighth to the Schalke 04 -surpassed the eliminatory by the minimum after a 3-4 in the Bernabéu-, in chambers to the Athletic and in semifinals to the Juventus.

These two last teams are competitive, is true, but then were not to the level of PSG, Bayern Munich or Barcelona. In the season 2013-14, the whites won the title deleting in eighth to the Galatasaray, in chambers to the Dortmund, in semifinals to the Bayern and in the final to the Athletic. A really powerful rival "" as they are the Bavarians in said rounds, although in the final in front of the Athletic -that deleted to the Barça- there was extention.

And what there is of the campaign 2012-13? A feeble Manchester United in eighth, the Galatasaray in quarter-finals and the Borussia Dortmund in semifinals, that was the one who took down them of the competition. In the campaign 2011-12, the merengues confronted to the CSKA in eighth, to the Apoel Nikosea in quarter-finals and to the Bayern Munich in semifinals, when it lived the famous penalti failed by Bouquets that finish repercutiendo in the white elimination.

In definite, can not say with absolute certainty that to the Real Madrid always touch him easy rivals in the rounds of eighth, fourth and semifinals during the last five seasons. What is clear, however, is that they could touch him opponents much stronger.

The Barça, always against the worst rival

And for this, only is necessary to see the last Champions won by the FC Barcelona, in which it had to heave with the title deleting in eighth to the Manchester City, in chambers to Paris Saint-Germain, in semifinals to the Bayern Munich and in the final to the Juventus of Turín. Neither Galatasarays, neither Dortmunds, neither Apoels, neither Schalkes neither Wolfsburgos, with the maximum respect to all they and splitting of the base that only they are being compared in this publication with the "big "" and powerful clubs of Europe nowadays, so much to historical level like sportive. The Barça, to contracorriente.